Hat or bonnet pin protector.



A. BEUTNER. HAT 0F? BONNET PM. PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY12.1914. RENEWED AUG-27,1915- mm Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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AIVIANDA BEUTNER, OF NEVJ YORK, N. Y.

HAT E1 BONNET PIN PROTECTOR.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915 Application filed. May 12, 1914, Serial No. $38,086. Renewed August 27', 1915. Serial No. 47,676.

Toa'ZZ whom it may concern Be it known-that I, AMANDA Bananas, a citizen of the United States, residing at New -York-, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat or Bonnet Protectors, of which the following is a speci- This invention relates to improvements in hatpin protectors, and more especiallyto an improvement over my former Patent No. 1,026,942. r

. The object of this invention is the provif s'io'n of a hatpin protector which is perinafnjently secured to the brim of a hat, thereby preventing its becoming lost, and which is adjustable thereonfor the purpose of positioning the same in alinement with the hat pin after the latter has been inserted through the crown of the hat.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a hat pin protector which is slidably located androtatable'in its supporting member, the "latter being of telescgopic formation andhingedly attached to the brim of a hat.

A further object of this invention is the provision ofsa hat pin protector which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable anditefiidient in use and readily operated. Jf-

- With the above and other objects in view,

the present invention consists .{in the combinat-ion and arrangement of :parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly justment thereon'in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the hat pin protector.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by {similar characters of reference throughout the several views, the numeral. 4 desighates in general a ladys hat which consists er. the usualcrown 5 and brim 6, to the latlower end to produce a stop shoulder 10.

ter of which my improved protector 7 is attached. This protector? consists of a supporting bearing 8 formed upon the upper end or a tubular casing 9 restricted at its A supporting rod 11 is slidably located in the tubular casing 9 and is provided at its upper end with a circular head which is slidably located and rotatable in the said tubular member 9, being of a size equal to the diameter of said tubular member but greater in size than the opening in the shoulder 10, which prevents the displacement of the said supporting bearing 8 from the supporting rod 11, yet permits of the desired adjustment thereof.

The lower end of the rod 11 is bifurcated as at 12 terminating in oppositely extending lateral alining fingers 13 which are hingedly attached tothe brim 6 of the hat 4 by the bearing clips 14. A pin point engaging element 15 is slidably located in the supporting bearing 8 and is provided at its opposite ends with a shoulder 16 and head 17, respectively, of any suitable ornamentation, the said head and shoulder being designed to contact with the opposite sides of the bearing which permits of the longitudinal adjustment of the element 15 therein yet prevents any undesired displacement from the said bearing 8 and limits the movement of the pin engaging element in its opposite directions.

The point engaging element 15 is formed with a longitudinal socket 18 of a size and shape adapted to engage the point of the pin 19, as clearly shownrin Fig. 1 of the drawing.

)Zhe device is used as follows :-The pin 19 is first inserted through the crown 5 of the hat 1 and the point engaging element 15 moved into alinement therewith. The element 15 is then moved in the bearing inwardly toward the crown of the hat and into engagement with the point of said pin 19, in which position it is held by frictional engagement, caused by the rotation of the head of the pin engaging element upon the point ofi the pin, by holding the pin stationary add at the same time exerting pressure inwardly upon said head of the pin engaging element. It will be noted in this connection that the hat pin may be inserted in any desired position into the hat, as long as the point thereof projects through the end of the hat adjacent the protector 7 which latter can be swungupon its pivotal point and extended to engage thepoint of the pin in any desired position. \Vhen the head 17 is moved into engagement with the point of the pin, after the latter is inserted through the hat, the said head can be rotated which causes the pin to bind in the socket 18 thereby holding said pin against displacement. lVhen it is desired to remove the pin a slight rotation and outward movement of the head readily disengages said point of the pin from the socket 18.

From the foregoing disclosures taken in connection with the'accompanying drawings, it Will be manifest that a hat pin protector is provided for, which will fulfil all the necessary requirements of such a device.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a hat pin protector such as described, a supporting bearing, a point en gaging element rotatable and slidable in said bearing, means for preventing the displacement of the pin engaging element from said bearing, a tubular extension projecting from said bearing, said tubular extension being restricted at one end thereof, a rod slidable and rotatable in said tubular extension, 21 head formed upon said rod and disposed within said tubular extension whereby said point engaging element can be moved to and from the brim of a hat. while positioned at any angle relative to said hat, one end of said rod being bifurcated, and bearing clips engaging the bifurcated ends of said rod whereby said rod can be hingedly secured to the brim of a hat. i

.2. In a hat pin protector, a sup iiortin g bearing having an opening provided therein, an elongated pin engaging element slidably mounted within said opening in the bearing, a head formed upon one end of the pin engaging element and arranged to contact with the bearing for limiting the inward movement of the pin engaging element, a tubular extension formed upon the hearing, a rod adapted to be pivotally connected to the brim of'a hat and slidably mounted within said tubular extension, whereby the pin engaging element may be moved laterally of the hat, and adjusted to and from the pivotal point of said rod, :1 head. formed upon said rod within the tubular extension, and the end of the tubular extension being crimped inwardly to engage the rod and prevent displacement of the rod from within the tubular extension.

3. In a hat pin protector, a supporting rod, means for pivotally attaching the supporting rod to the brim of a hat, a tubular rod slidable and rotatable upon said supporting rod, a bearing formed upon said tubular rod, a pin engaging element slidable and rotatable in said bearing, a shoulder formed upon the pin engaging element for limiting the movement of the same in one direction within the bearing, and a head formed upon the opposite end of the pin engaging element for limiting the movement of the same in the opposite direction.

l. In a hat pin protector, a supporting rod, a tubular rod slidable. and rotatable upon said supporting rod, :1 pin engaging element slidable and rotatably supported in said supporting rod, a shoulder formed upon the pin engaging element for limiting the movement in one direction relative to the supporting rod, and a head formed upon the opposite end of the pin engaging element for limiting the movement of the latter in the opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

, h'lns. AMANDA BEUTXER. lVitnesses J. M. lVooLsAY, MARY KALLMEYER. 

